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Friday, October 11, 2013

Achieving the Correct Reaction

The
majority of the forms of (Okinawan) karate that I observe today,
instruct some manner of joint-manipulation (Torite/Tuite) and seem to
be of the belief that it is not (allowed?) supposed to change
(nor therefor improve). I understand the need to establish the
groundwork (basics) for beginning students to learn general motions.
But what I don't understand, is why the higher level students
(mudansha) aren't expanding their (own) understanding of what's
already been shown (the "basics").

The
“Typical” Torite/Tuite seminar being offered will present 20 new
or different ways to do something, like some “new”
technique. That would be fine, except the majority of students
(regardless of rank) regularly perform the elementary forms of
the techniques incorrectly.

It
seems that every time I hear someone tell me that they (already) know
a technique, they (only) know how to perform the “practice”
manner of it's performance. They have rarely applied it in every
possible manner of it's use/application.

It
has become commonplace for practitioner's to believe that there is
only one way to perform some (any) technique that
they've previously been shown (and I use the word “shown” on
purpose, because I don't feel that they've actually “learned”
the application).

There
is an immense vacuum of knowledge where the fundamental techniques
are concerned. Most practitioner's are aware of those motions,
but rarely are they adept at their utilization.

This
is a sad (enough) statement to be made regarding “Yudansha”
students/instructors, but what's more sad, is the denial
of it's occurrence.

Commonly,
any technique will have several (different) manners of
situations that it could be utilized within. Most techniques are
demonstrated using only “1”. This is usually the one in which
they were taught the technique, and will (only) utilize it in.

I
detest the description/term, but in the (supposedly) “live”
practice method, a technique is attempted in several different
circumstances (with the uke resisting). This manner of practice is
essential for learning and understanding the 6 Basic Tuite
Principles.

Those
principles allow the student to (individually) dissect all of the
techniques that have been taught to them. Every technique, regardless
of how simplistic one may consider that technique to be,
should be scrutinized to the level of ad nauseam.

We
are repeatedly encountering individual's who (want to) claim that
such and such
technique won't work on “them”. And just
as often, we discover that “whomever”, has been attempting to
perform the technique incorrectly
upon them (meaning we have always
achieved a correct
reaction).

Just
as often we observe what (other
systems) members are calling “tuite”, being performed incorrectly
and/or resulting in incorrect responses
from their techniques
application.

When
queried, those same individual's will (often) “brag” about how
they (only) practice those tuite techniques hard
and fast. Although
seeming to be
“realistic”, the objective of practice is to learn,
and study. Simulating
realism, can only go so
far. More will be gained from the examination and understanding
acquired from the focused study of the technique.

The
majority of techniques will create some
manner of reaction regardless of how sloppily
that technique is performed. Unfortunately many practitioner's
consider “any” reaction to be acceptable. This is only accurate
if that reaction is sufficient to accomplish the desired goal (at
that time).

What
is most commonly seen,
is a simplistic forward
bend (at the waist of the uke). This is often resisted through simple
strength, and/or having a high pain threshold. Correct technique
reaction should
consist of a knee “buckle” accompanied by a rotation away
from the tori (which will prevent the ability to strike
the tori with the uke's free hand).

The
tori should additionally be capable of placing the uke in any
location and/or position that is required (be that at the immediate
location, or relocated
to a preferred one, via one of the instructed escort
applications).

The
preferred goal, should
be to create the desired reaction that is required at the time, and
being successful, regardless
of any attempt that is being made to counter it. All of that, requires extensive practice and research of the basic motions and techniques.

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These Ideas/methods originated (and were taught to myself) from Taika Seiyu Oyata. That study began with my 34 years of study with him until his death in 2012. What I present and discuss here, are my own understandings and (should) in no way reflect upon,discredit or dispute the teachings of any other instructors within that methodology. This blog is often biased in it's opinion of various practices being taught in the martial art's spectrum. If you disagree with the opinions stated here, then voice your disagreement/debate through your comments. Despite what may be thought, I am willing to change my opinion. You may not be able to do so, but I'm willing to debate any opinion that I may state on this blog.

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Note* If you have been wondering what motivates me to write so negatively about the TCM moron's and anyone of similar ilk, then please read the following (I found it on Wikipedia, and felt it to be apropos).

The Dunning–Kruger effect.

"The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which unskilled people make poor decisions and reach erroneous conclusions, but their incompetence denies them the meta cognitive ability to recognize their mistakes”.

“The unskilled therefore suffer from illusory superiority, rating their ability as above average, much higher than it actually is, while the highly skilled underrate their own abilities, suffering from illusory inferiority."